Faso In Suffolk

“Faso to join Suffolk County Republican Chairman Harry Withers and other GOP leaders to make major announcement related to the 2006 gubernatorial campaign.”

The event is slated for 11 a.m. at Suffolk County GOP HQ in Bohemia.

If this isn’t an endorsement from Withers et al, I don’t know what else it could be.

If it is, it will be quite a feather in Faso’s cap, as the Suffolk County GOP is worth 9.24 percent of the weighted state committee vote. The only county that accounts for more is Nassau (10.45) – and it, too, remains unpledged.

It’s also quite a blow for Weld, a reader notes, given that he lives in Suffolk County in Bellport, and often reminds people that he was born and raised in that county whenever the carpet bagger question comes up.

Withers and Nassau County GOP Chairman Joseph Mondello often work in tandem, although not in this case (for now).Â